Question 4 Louis Jordan owns and operates Louis' Lighting. Louis' Lighting offers credit terms of 2/7, n/30 to their credit customers. Louis' Lighting's single supplier offers credit terms of 5/10, n/30. The following visual representation has been provided for your analysis. 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2018 2019 1 Accounts Receivable Turnover (Days) Accounts Payable Turnover (Days) a. Discuss the effect of these changes on the liquidity of Louis' Lighting. b. State one other benchmark Louis could use to assess the management of his accounts receivable balances. Louis has been told that he should be paying his single supplier after the due date and only when they call him requesting payment. c. Discuss whether Louis should adopt this approach when dealing with his single supplier.

Question 4 Louis Jordan owns and operates Louis' Lighting. Louis' Lighting offers credit terms of 2/7, n/30 to their credit customers. Louis' Lighting's single supplier offers credit terms of 5/10, n/30. The following visual representation has been provided for your analysis. 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2018 2019 1 Accounts Receivable Turnover (Days) Accounts Payable Turnover (Days) a. Discuss the effect of these changes on the liquidity of Louis' Lighting. b. State one other benchmark Louis could use to assess the management of his accounts receivable balances. Louis has been told that he should be paying his single supplier after the due date and only when they call him requesting payment. c. Discuss whether Louis should adopt this approach when dealing with his single supplier.

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Chapter2: The Accounting Information System

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